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by F. Paul Wilson, Matthew Smith

MikeDI rated it

7 years ago

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Was just as scary the second time as the first, however many years have passed between readings.

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runner rated it

11 years ago

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This book was a disappointment to me. I was hoping that the idea of a no of SS troops billeted in the aptly named "Keep" would be the recipe for a great story. However this never developed and the usual battle of good v evil occurred mixed in with a rather odd love story, resulting in a somewhat bo...

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Lisa (Harmony) rated it

11 years ago

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This is a good, solid horror thriller. Interesting riff on the vampire legend. (In Transylvania! With Nazis!). It features good pacing, sympathetic characters you worry over and evil ones you can hiss at, a nice element of romance. (I have to agree with one reviewer though, who observed that Woerman...

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Wyvernfriend Reads rated it

11 years ago

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Not the greatest of books and quite cliché-ridden, this is the story of what happens when some Nazis awaken an ancient evil and the evil is actually pretty clever. I found it entertaining, I've probably read it before but still, it kept me wondering what would happen next. A lot of it was quite ...

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The Drift Of Things rated it

12 years ago

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Rating = 3.5 starsThis is a sort of Lovecraftian historical fiction, if you will. Or even if you won't. Romania, 1941. The Nazis encounter an ancient entity almost as evil as themselves. Only a Jewish scholar and his daughter and a mysterious red-haired man can save them. I liked this older work bet...

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Gregor Xane rated it

12 years ago

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The romance elements in this book were written with every cliche available to the author. Aside from that, I enjoyed it quite a bit.

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Danielle's Reading Adventures rated it

13 years ago

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I was glad that I went into this book unaware of many of the plot elements. It made for a more exciting read. Despite this, I was still surprised as things turn out to be not as they seemed. I liked F. Paul Wilson's writing voice. It's erudite and sophisticated. He did his research about WW2 and wh...

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darkfictionreviews rated it

13 years ago

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I think this book might have been a much more entertaining read if read when it was first released. Today, F. Paul Wilson's The Keep feels like a hundred different books I've read. Which isn't to say that this is a bad book. I gave it two stars in accordance to what Goodreads define each star to mea...

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StaceyHH rated it

14 years ago

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First F. Paul Wilson for me. I really like the style and pace of this writing. The story was unique too, some predictable elements had unexpected twists that made the story work just a little better. Very enjoyable. Up next: The Tomb.

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